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IMEI
The International Mobile Station Equipment Identity or IMEI is a number, to identify a mobile phone or some satellite phones. This number will be unique for each mobile. That means, there will be no two mobiles with similar IMEI number. This number is used to track down a device when it is lost/ missing or when the user himself/herself is missing.
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